The Nature of Syria’s Civil Code
The Syrian legal system is a member of the family of secular civil law jurisdictions, which are prevalent in France and the rest of continental Europe. The Civil Code, which is regarded as one of...
Category: Journal Entries
The SLJ is pleased to publish a diversified set of journal entries to satisfy the interest of readers. These publications may include detailed articles on subjects related to the law or news items worthy of comment. The inaugural entry that the SLJ chose to share with readers is a profile on Professor Jacques El-Hakim, one of Syria’s most renowned lawyers, which is intended to be a fitting introduction to this website. The SLJ also welcomes contributions from its followers, which will be given special consideration. If you are considering contributing an article for publication in our Journal Entries, please feel free to get in touch with our Editorial Team at editor@syria.law and we will promptly respond to you with our feedback. In order for us to keep you notified of new updates in this section, please click here.
Legal Briefing- February 2020
Finance The Council of Ministers tasked the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice and the Central Bank with formulating executive regulations for the implementation of Legislative Decrees 3/2020 and 4/2020 forbidding transactions in...
Legal Briefing- January 2020
Industry The number of private industrial facilities licensed according to the Industry Law 21/1958 reached 1,441 in 2019 while four were licensed in accordance with the Investment Law. The total capital of the licensed...
Legal Briefing- December 2019
Monetary The 100-year old Syrian Pound came close to hovering near the SYP 1,000 to the US Dollar mark. The Syrian Pound was issued for the first time in 1919. It was linked to...
Legal Briefing- November 2019
Energy Domestic oil production is forecasted to reach 90,000 barrels per day in 2020 compared with 24,000 barrels per day in 2019 following the return of government control over oil fields in northern Syria....
Recommendations for Judicial Reforms in Syria
Introduction While judicial reforms should cover the entire spectrum of the justice system in Syria, it would be more constructive to focus initially on contentious lawsuits in the civil court system as opposed to...
Legal Briefing- October 2019
Monetary Sources confirmed that the US Dollars deposited into the Lira Intervention Fund by Syrian businesspersons, which reached $1 billion (US) initially, would be pumped into the local foreign exchange markets. As a result,...
Legal Briefing- September 2019
Finance Governor Hazem Qarfoul of the Central Bank agreed with his Iranian counterpart to set up a joint Syrian-Iranian banking committee in anticipation of incorporating a joint bank between the two countries. The Damascus...
A Comprehensive Insight into Syrian Family Law
Syria is famously known as a mosaic of religious faiths with its people practicing a diverse set of beliefs. As such, the Syrian state prefers not to directly regulate aspects of family law, or...
Legal Briefing- August 2019
Commerce Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved a proposal by the Crimean authorities to formalize economic relations with Syria in order to facilitate cross-border trade between Russia and Syria given the shorter maritime distance...